Hubi@feddit.org to Ukraine@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 month ago'Russian bombers are burning en masse' — Ukraine's SBU drones hit 'more than 40' aircraft in mass attack, source claimskyivindependent.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1450arrow-down13cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlworld@lemmy.world
arrow-up1447arrow-down1external-link'Russian bombers are burning en masse' — Ukraine's SBU drones hit 'more than 40' aircraft in mass attack, source claimskyivindependent.comHubi@feddit.org to Ukraine@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square49fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlworld@lemmy.world
minus-squarelai, a supersonic warrior@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down18·1 month agoi will wait a week to then read the real number.
minus-squarePogogunner@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·1 month ago41 seems fairly specific to me in the article, but we should remember that hit does not mean destroyed
minus-squaremartin4598@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up18·1 month agoAn aircraft hit by explosive is usually pretty much unairworthy, at least for some times.
minus-squareIphtashuFitz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 month agoAnd I’m guessing Russia doesn’t have much of a supply of usable spare parts for all these aircraft.
minus-squareharrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 month agoSome of these aircraft are leftovers from the USSR days and were built in Ukraine so there are no parts and no facilities in Russia to make them. For the modern ones, Russia is having trouble getting the parts due to sanctions, even with all the help from China.
minus-squarePandoras_Can_Opener@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoI’m a particular fan of Ukrainians destroying Ukrainian built war equipment in use by Russians. It’s beautiful.
minus-squareLaLuzDelSol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down3·1 month agoNoel says 41 were TARGETED, citing official sources
i will wait a week to then read the real number.
41 seems fairly specific to me in the article, but we should remember that hit does not mean destroyed
An aircraft hit by explosive is usually pretty much unairworthy, at least for some times.
And I’m guessing Russia doesn’t have much of a supply of usable spare parts for all these aircraft.
Some of these aircraft are leftovers from the USSR days and were built in Ukraine so there are no parts and no facilities in Russia to make them.
For the modern ones, Russia is having trouble getting the parts due to sanctions, even with all the help from China.
I’m a particular fan of Ukrainians destroying Ukrainian built war equipment in use by Russians. It’s beautiful.
Noel says 41 were TARGETED, citing official sources